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VS.2 Geography Level 1

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?

a)

location

b)

depth

c)

relative location

d)

width

2.

What two bodies of water border Virginia?

a)

Smith Mountain Lake and Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean and

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Chesapeake Bay and Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

3.

Virginia can be divided into ______________ geographic regions.

a)

four

b)

five

c)

seven

d)

nine

4.

What are the five states that border Virginia?

a)

Maryland and West Virginia

b)

Maryland, Tennessee, and South Carolina

c)

Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina

d)

Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee

5.

Which region has flat land?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Coastal Plain

6.

What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

a)

Fall Line

b)

Mason and Dixon Line

c)

Waterfall Lane

d)

Border Alley

7.

Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

8.

What word means "land at the foot of the mountains?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Fall Line

c)

Tidewater

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

9.

Which region is west of the Fall Line?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

d)

Piedmont

10.

Which region has old, rounded mountains?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Piedmont

d)

Coastal Plain

11.

Which region is located east of the Fall Line?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

12.

Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

13.

Which region is the source of many rivers?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

d)

Piedmont

14.

Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

15.

Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge

c)

Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plain

d)

Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau

16.

Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Piedmont

17.

What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

a)

mountain

b)

valley

c)

plateau

d)

trench

18.

Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

19.

Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

20.

Which region has rolling hills?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Piedmont

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

21.

Water features were important to the early history of ____________________________.

a)

Kentucky

b)

Tennessee

c)

Maryland

d)

Virginia

22.

Many early Virginia ___________________ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

a)

railroads

b)

cities

c)

industries

d)

plantations

23.

The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by _____________________.

a)

plateau

b)

peninsula

c)

point

d)

plane

24.

What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Outer Banks

25.

What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?

a)

plane

b)

point

c)

plateau

d)

peninsula

26.

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Northern Shore

27.

What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Ohio River

28.

Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?

a)

Rappahannock River

b)

Potomac River

c)

James River

d)

York River

29.

Yorktown is located along which river?

a)

York River

b)

Potomac River

c)

Rappahannock River

d)

James River

30.

Alexandria is the city found along the ___________________ River.

a)

York River

b)

James River

c)

Rappahannock River

d)

Potomac River

31.

Fredericksburg is located along the _____________________ River.

a)

Potomac River

b)

Rappahannock River

c)

York River

d)

James River

32.

What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?

a)

Smith Mountain Lake

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Philpott Lake

33.

Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for ________________ and ________________ of Virginia.

a)

resources and fishing

b)

settlement and division

c)

exploration and settlement

d)

exploration and industry

34.

What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife?

a)

Lake Drummond

b)

Dismal Swamp

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Eastern Shore

35.

What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Smith

d)

George Washington

36.

The Eastern Shore is a ___________ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

a)

point

b)

peninsula

c)

river

d)

island

37.

Reorder the following 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west.

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
38.

Reorder the following 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.

a)

Potomac River

b)

Rappahannock River

c)

York River

d)

James River

1)
2)
3)
4)